Siphon-bottle



. eroirs: HermmLLHanson,

` Patented Peb. 5,1884I Illl"V VH. L. 'HANSGN sa F. J. JOI-Ilvsrolv.g

(No Mode1.)-

Frederikl Johmn,

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'orney ,Unitime-n f @Titres Paritair Ormes.

HERMAN L. HANSON, OF MEDFORD, AND FREDERICK J. JOHNSTON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOTTLE.

`SPEIFIGA'I'JIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,014, dated February 5, 1884.

Application filed December 5, 1F53. (Xo modell To all wiwi/1, `L'z may concer/1,:

Be it known that we, HERMAN L. Hanson', of Medford, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, `and FREDERICK J.

` JOHNSTON, of Boston, in the county o1' Suffolk Our invention relates to Siphon-bottles in` which soda-water and other' similar beverages under pressure are put up for use,` and it'consists in certain novel features in the neck thereof and the metallic head attached thereto, which will readily be understood by reference to the description of the drawings, and to the claims to be hereinafter given.

In the drawings, Figure l represents'a central vertical section ofthe neck and head of a siphon-bottleof the usual construction. Fig. 2 represents a -similar view of our improved siphon-bottle. Fig. 3 represents an inverted sectional planen line ai :v in Fie. 2. Figs. and 5 represent, respectively, a side elevation and an inverted plan of one-half of a modified form ofthe coupling-ring. Fig. 6 represents a side elevation of the neck and coupling-ring of a modiiied form of our improved Siphon-bottle. Fig. 7 represents acentral vertical section of same on line y 1/ on Fig. G, and Fig. S represents an inverted sectional plan of the same on line e on Fig. 7.

In order to prevent the escape ofthe carbonicacid gas from the beverage contained in the bottle, it is necessary that the head Bshouldbe firmly secured to the neck of the bottle, so as to make a perfectly air-tight joint, as any escape of the gas contained therein renders the contents of less value, and if the gas should continue to escape the beverage would soon become entirely worthless. .Heretofore this object has been sought to be accomplished by the device shown in Fig.' 1, in which A is a soda-water bottle ofthe usual construction,

the neck of which is provided with a suitable is screwed thereto. 4 rlhe upper part of the divided or two-part ring I) is provided with a `washer d, of rubber or othersuitable material, and thus insure an air-tight joint. Theusual, construction of the metallic head Risas shown `inFig. l, of which C is the nozzle, D is the valve, and Eis the thumb-lever. The head B is firmly .secured to thebottle A at the bottlers establishment, after which the bottle is placed in the iilling-machine, and the bottle is charged with the required beverage, when it is ready to be delivered to the consumer. In order to secure the head 'B tothe bottle A, al wrench or clamp has to be used,which is adapted to embrace the iiange b of the divided coupling-ring b Z), and hold it while the head B is being turned thereon.

It often happens that because thehead is not screwed down sufficiently tight, or on account of the packing losing its elasticity by standing .for a long time, these bottles leak whilein the consumers possession, with the result that as he is usually without any suitable appliances to hold the divided ring b b while hescrews down the head, the carbonicacid gas continues to escape and the beverage is spoiled, while if it were possible to readily tighten or screw down said head as soon as the leak. was discovered, but a small amount of gas would escape and the beverage would be but slightly affected.

To allow for future tightening, thebottom of the head B docsnot extend as far as the flange b of thecoupling-ring b b, leaving a space, which is apt, in cleaning the metallic head B with whiting or any similar substance, to get iilled with said substance and present an untidyand dirty appearance. To obviate these objections is the object of our present invention, to accomplish which we have constructedV the device shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The neck of the bottle A is provided with two lugs, e c, molded or otherwise formed thereon, one opposite to the other, each of which projects outwardly into a suitable notch or re cess, f, of one of the halves of the couplingring b b.v rIhe notches f f may extend through the entire thickness of the coupling-ring Z1 b, as shown in Figs. 4c and 5, if desired; butarecess such as is shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is much more preferable, as a much neater appearance is thereby obtained. By means of these lugs e e iitting into the notches j' f of the coupling-ring b b it is obvious that the head B may be readily turned thereon, so vas to clamp the washer firmly against the top of the bottle and insure a tight iit without the use of any implement to hold the coupling-ring in fastening. The neck of the bottle may be provided w-ith two lugs, c e, on either` side thereof, and each half ofthe coupling-ring b b may have formed thereon a downwardly-extending arm or lug, g, adapted to iit between said lugs c e on the neck of the bottle, as shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8, and thereby prevent the said ring b Z from turning when the head B is being screwed thereon. This construction will accomplish the same purpose as that which has already been described, and may be used without in any wise aifecting thc principles of our invention.

In order that the metallic portions of the Siphon-bottle may at all times present a neat appearance and offer no spaces or groovesin which dirt of Whiting might collect, the coupling-ring b b is provided with an annular lip, b2, which extends upwardly about the lower part of the head B, which is made slightly tapering to nt the corresponding tapering inner edge of the annular lip b2, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when the head B is screwed down upon the washer d the two tapering surfaces come together and form a substantially tight joint, thus doing away with any spaces or grooves which might become lled with whiting and present an untidy appearance, while at the same time, owing to the slight taper of the contiguous parts and the nature ofthe soft white metal usually used for this purpose, the head may be screwed downto tighten the packing, the contiguous parts expanding sufliciently for the purpose. If one of the lugs e should by chance be broken off, the remaining lug would accomplish the purpose of preventing the coupling-ring from being turned upon the bottle. Therefore, if at any time it is desirable te manufacture the Siphon-bottles with only A made in two parts and provided with a radial shoulder or shoulders to engage with saidlugs or ears, and a head or cap provided with afemale thread tov engage with the thread on said divided coupling-ring,,substantially as and for the purposes described. y y

2. In a Siphon-bottle, the combination ofthe head B, the coupling-ring b b, each half of which is provided with a recess or notch, f, and the lugs e c, molded upon and projecting from. the neck of the bottle A, substantially -as and for the purposes described. l

3. In a Siphon-bottle, a divided couplingring provided with a means of securing thereto the metallic head of said bottle, and also provided with an upwardly-extending annular lip adapted to inclose the lower end of said head, substantially as and. for the purposes dcscribed.

In testimonyA whereof we have signed our names to this specilication, in the presence ol' two subscribing witnesses, on this 3d day of December, A. D. 1883.

HERMAN L. HANSON. y FREDERICK J. JOHNSTON.

lVitnesses;

N. C. LOMBARD, E. A. HEnnnNwiY. 

